Tarek Lazizi

Tarek Lazizi

Personal information
Full name	Tarek Lazizi
Date of birth	(1971-06-08) 8 June 1971
Place of birth	El Biar, Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
1981–1982	JS El Biar
1982–1987	MC Alger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1996	MC Alger	?	(?)
1996–1998	Stade Tunisien	?	(?)
1998–1999	Gençlerbirliği	?	(?)
1999–2002	MC Alger	?	(?)
2002–2003	Atlantis FC	?	(?)
2003–2005	MB Bouira	?	(?)
Total		?	(?)
International career
1991	Algeria U23	3	(0)
1990–1997	Algeria	43	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tarek "Baresi" Lazizi (born 8 June 1971) is a retired Algerian footballer in Finland. He played as a central defender.

Career

He was nicknamed «Baresi» after Italian defender Franco Baresi and is mostly remembered for his career-ending tackle on USM Alger forward Azzedine Rahim.

Club career

• 1981-1982 JS El Biar (Juniors)
• 1982-1987 MC Alger (Juniors)
• 1987-1996 MC Alger
• 1996-1998 Stade Tunisien
• 1998-1999 Gençlerbirliği
• 1999-2002 MC Alger
• 2002-2003 Atlantis FC
• 2003-2005 MB Bouira

International career

Lazizi was capped at all levels by Algeria. He received his first call-up to the senior national team in 1989 for a mini-tournament in Cameroon in preparation for the 1990 African Cup of Nations. He scored 2 goals for the national team, the first in the 1st leg match of the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations match against Iran, the second in the quarter-finals of the 1996 African Cup of Nations against South Africa.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	1990	4	0
	1991	7	0
	1992	–
	1993	6	0
	1994	2	0
	1995	13	1
	1996	9	1
	1997	2	0
Total		43	2

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lazizi goal.

List of international goals scored by Tarek Lazizi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 July 1995	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	Tunisia	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2	27 January 1996	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–1	1–2	1996 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Country:

• Won the African Cup of Nations in 1990
• Won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations in 1991
• Has 35 caps and 2 goals for the Algerian National Team
• Participated in 2 editions of the African Cup of Nations: 1990 and 1996

Club:

• Won the Algerian league once with MC Alger in 1999

Personal:

• Chosen as the Best Foreign Player in the Tunisian League in the 1996/1997 season

External links

• Tarek Lazizi at National-Football-Teams.com